Head of Strategic Programmes

Experian is the worlds leading global information services company unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers businesses and society. Our Cyber Fusion Centre (CFC) uses the best technology and trained security experts to detect and investigate security attacks and insider risks globally. We are looking for a Head of Strategic Programmes to lead our Fusion Centres strategic roadmap and lead efforts that promote applicable security maturity and risk reduction.

We are looking for someone to improve and track the implementation of our security strategy roadmap working with CFC senior leadership across all programme areas.

You will partner with the Senior Vice President of the Cyber Fusion Centre to ensure that projects are planned prioritised and managed over time. You will provide a structure and practices for teams within the CFC to leverage and plan their own work that feeds into the delivery roadmap.

You will be part of a worldclass organisation and to work across a global team to help us stay ahead of adversaries and security risks. You will report to the Senior Director of Cyber Forensics and Threat Hunting.

Main Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Guide the CFCs ThreatInformed Defence Security Strategy roadmap supported by multiple active projects.
• Train & Engage: Manage global training programmes and events including management of surge volunteer programme ensuring seamless and high engagement.
• Programme Management: Build a programme reporting standard use delivery methodologies and maintain improvement practices.
• Policy & Issue Management: Track policy improvements resolve issues during strategic roadmap delivery.
• Liaison & Coordination: Act as a liaison among partners departments and project delivery teams to ensure coordination among participating groups.
• Business Case Development: Oversee the development of business cases for large projects and programmes.
• Reporting: Deliver verbal and written reports to senior leadership.
• Programme Roadmap Delivery: Oversee programme roadmap delivery ensuring adherence to processes procedures and standards.
• Travel: Ability to travel domestically and internationally for training meetings and projects.
• Additional Tasks: Undertake other tasks delegated by the SVP of the CFC to lead tactical operational and strategic results.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• Experience working with large programmes and projects; experience in security development or implementations.
• Certifications: Project Programme and Portfolio Management certification (PgMP PMP).
• Knowledge: Cybersecurity technologies and frameworks (NIST ISO 27001 PCIDSS COBIT).
• Technical Depth: Ability to manage infrastructure work programmes preferred.
• ProcessDriven: Build efficiency to improve programmes/processes.
• Tools: Experienced with collaboration tools (SharePoint Confluence Salesforce Microsoft 365. Experience with metric and reporting tools like PowerBI and Tableau.

Skills:

• Experience improving planning and programme management processes.
• Present concise status updates
• Technical depth to manage infrastructure work programmes (preferred).
• Navigate priority pressure from multiple sources and develop strategies to rank work.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Vendor management and conflict management skills.

Additional Information :

Benefits package includes:

• Flexible work environment working hybrid or in the office if you prefer.
• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension bupa healthcare sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime